rollercoaster tycoon

Dog Days of Summer Update from listener Marco– From National Geographic.com “For many, the “dog days,” evoke those summer days that are so devastatingly hot that even dogs would lie around on the asphalt, panting. But originally, the phrase had nothing to do with dogs, or even with the lazy days of summer. Instead, the dog days refer to Sirius, the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, which means “big dog” in Latin and is said to represent one of Orion’s hunting dogs.

Bargain Bin:

Jay’s Picks:
Spiritfarer – $9.89 (67% off $29.99)
Feather – $3.89 (61% off $9.99)

Em’s Picks:
Negative Nancy – $5.99 (60% off of $14.99 – lowest price ever)
City Bus Driving Simulator – $4.19 (70% off $13.99 – matches previous low)

What we’re playing this week:

Jay:
Into the Breach***
Dragon Caffi
Mario Kart (new courses available)

*^{Frogs are having a big moment right now.}*

Em:
Time on Frog Island
Pokémon Go
Watching Dougie play Stray

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is resizedimage640360-20220725234458-1.jpg — *^{Be a cat and do what cats do in Stray.}*

Reality TV Picks of the Week:
Below Deck Down Under (Bravo)
The Unxplained (with William Shatner) (Netflix)

*^{Taking the world’s most questionable field trip to Aokigahara (The UnXplained).}*

Episode 15: Living in a Simulation:
Simulation games (life is a simulation and time is a construct)

Powerwashing Simulator
Goat Simulator
Rock Simulator
Street Cleaning Simulator
Cultist Simulator

*^{Outta my way, it’s hot fat bear summer.}*

Bear Simulator
I am bread
Sim City
Untitled Goose Game
Theme Park/Roller Coaster Tycoon
The Sims/Sims 4

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Bargain Bin:

Jay’s Picks:
Lego Worlds – $5.99 (80% off 29.99 – matches previous low)
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition – $10.49 (65% off 29.99 – matches previous low)

*^{Oops. My bad. As a tycoon, I hope I have insurance and lawyers.}*

Em’s Picks:
Castaway Paradise – $2.99 (85% off 19.99 – lowest price ever)
Speed Dating for Ghosts – $2.09 (70% off 6.99 – matches previous low)

*^{Only the best for my dates (Speed Dating for Ghosts)}*

What we’re playing this week:

Jay:
The First Tree
Chicory: A Colorful Tale

Em:
Pokemon GO!
Lumbearjack
Lake

*^{(sigh) I want to be a mailman in the PNW in 1984, too. (Lake)}*

Reality TV of the week:

Married at First Sight (premiered July 6th/Lifetime): SEASON 15?!
The Floor is Lava (2 seasons/Netflix)

*^{I want to sink to the bottom (of this off-putting orange game show lava) with you.}*

Explore.org Katmai Bear Cams (Brooks Falls – Alaska)
The Brown Bear Cams (and don’t worry, you can watch highlights!)
The Wiki

🏖Vacation Gaming Guide by Em and Jay:

*^{Just over here trying to play outside with my Gameboy.}*

🕹👾Video games:
Jackbox (Drawful, Quiplash, Trivia Murder Party, Blather Round, Devils and the Details, Push the Button, Joke Boat, Split the Room, Fibbage)
Family Feud
Tetris on the Gameboy
Nintendo64 bolted to a wall
Pokemon on the Gameboy

🎲♟Board and Card:
Monikers
BANG!
Telestrations
Play 9
Business Walrus
Carcassonne

*^{The Business Walrus is a demanding creature.}*

Miscellaneous:
Dance Dance Revolution

✉️ MAILBAG:
Pete from NY wrote to us about his love for his Ice Blue Gameboy, Pokemon Red, and disdain for being fooled into buying a Rollercoaster Tycoon knock-off for the PC on vacation. Thank you for being far out, Pete!

Friends Are Far Out!

Gaming for the young and the anxious.

Episode 15: Living in a simulation

Episode 13! We’re on Vacation!!!